A Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) Lot 1 contract for two CH-53Ks has been awarded to Lockheed Martin.
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MQ-25 will offload 15,000lbs of JP5 at 500nm
Vice Adm. Mike Shoemaker revealed to U.S. Naval Institute’s Proceedings that the MQ-25 is to deliver about 15,000 pounds of fuel at 500 nautical miles from the aircraft carrier for its mission tanker role.
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Graphic: Lockheed Martin
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Watch President Reagan present the Medal of Honor to William J. “Bill” Crawford
The official YouTube channel for the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum recently uploaded the video of President Reagan at the United States Air Force (USAF) Academy Graduation on May 30, 1984. It was at that graduation ceremony that William John “Bill” Crawford – then working as a janitor at the academy – was presented his Medal of Honor for gallantry actions in Italy, 1943.
Pentagon blocks Turkish request to hire F-16 instructors from Pakistan
The coup in Turkey last year has thinned the ranks of its F-16 pilots and Turkey had wanted to recruit instructors from Pakistan to train more pilots. However, the move has been blocked by the Pentagon.
Photo: SAC Helen Farrer RAF Mobile News Team/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons
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RCAF CF-18s have taken over NATO Air Policing mission in Romania
The Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 detachment at Mihail Kogalniceau Airbase, Romania for NATO’s enhanced Air Policing mission has been declared fully operational.
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